Memorials › Linda Mae Maler Whalen
15 Mar 1945 – 27 Jan 2012
| Birth | 15 Mar 1945 |
| Death | 27 Jan 2012 |
| Cemetery | Vaughan Cemetery Vaughan , Hill County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Andrea Berger Walston on 12 Feb 2012 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84101852 |
Linda Mae Whalen, 66, of Aquilla, passed away Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, in Waco, surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday at the First Baptist Church of West, with Dr. John Crowder officiating. Burial will follow at Vaughan Cemetery near Aquilla. The family will receive visitors 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Aderhold Funeral Home. Linda was born in Abbott, Texas, to the late Albert and Jimmie Dae (Altum) Maler. She attended schools in Abbott and graduated from Abbott High School in 1964. On Sept. 27, 1964, she married Ronnie Whalen in West. Ronnie and Linda owned and operated the R&R Processing Plant in Aquilla for the past 35 years, 15 of which were on her own. Linda was a member of the Aquilla Baptist Church and West Fair and Rodeo Association. She enjoyed cooking, fishing, rodeos, trips to Louisiana, and was a season ticket holder for Lady Bears Basketball. She especially loved spending time with her family and grandkids. If she wasn't out eating with her brothers and sisters monthly, you could find her at Pizza House. Her life revolved around her family. From baseball games, to stock shows, to spending quality time with her granddaughter, she always put her grandkids first. Linda was preceded in death by her husband on April 21, 1997; and five brothers, Joe Edd Maler, John Earl Maler, Charles Maler, James Maler and Jimmy Maler. Survivors include daughters, Jimmie Sue Gibson and husband, David, of Aquilla, and Rhonda Embry and husband, Jason, of Axtell; grandchildren, Kara Mynarcik and husband, Alex, Jase Embry and Brazos Gibson; brothers, Kenneth Maler and wife, Leona, and Jerry Maler and wife, Louise; sisters, Beulah Zahirniak and husband, Bill "PeeWee", Beverly Keen and husband, John, and Janet Peterson; brother-in-law, Reggie Whalen and wife, Martha Ann; sisters-in-law, Jeannie Maler and Doris Maler; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Waco Tribune-Herald: 1/28/2012...P8
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